Energy White Papers

Introduction to Electricity4Business Energy White Papers

Electricity4Business is committed to helping businesses cut their energy costs by supplying the cheapest electricity around, but also by providing a wealth of useful information and advice. In addition to the in-depth content and online quote generator on our website, we offer a selection of white papers available for free download in printer-friendly PDF format. Each one is designed as an independent, step-by-step guide to reducing your business electricity bills. There is no obligation to sign up with Electricity4Business - these handy documents are relevant to every business that uses electricity, from office to corner shop to factory.

Energy Efficiency Advice

Every business wastes energy, increasing electricity bills unnecessarily and contributing to the greenhouse effect. The Energy Efficiency White Paper is packed with practical advice to help you and your employees take the small steps necessary to reduce energy consumption in your workplace, whether it is a factory, an office or newsagents. Top tips in the energy white paper include turning the heating down as little as one degree, identifying and replacing power-hungry equipment and keeping windows clean to reduce reliance on artificial light. It doesn't take much to improve energy efficiency in the workplace - and the Energy Efficiency Advice white paper will show you how.

Guide to the Small Print of Electricity Supply Contracts

The salaries and bonuses of energy industry "fat cats" have been well documented, but few people understand the tricks some supply companies use. The Electricity4Business Guide to the Small Print of Electricity Supply Contracts provides details of your electricity contract that can keep you locked in and paying over the odds for years. For example, the energy white paper explains how the contractual obligations attached to a fixed term contract that makes it easy for electricity suppliers to make loyal customers pay more. The PDF document also gives examples of the small print used by each company that allow them to hike prices. If you think you might be paying too much for electricity, this paper on energy supplier contracts provides all the information you need to ease the switch to a cheaper competitor.

Understanding the Impact of Fuel Costs on the Small Business

Electricity4Business recently commissioned a survey to find out how hard businesses are being hit, and what they are doing to reduce the impact. The findings are worrying, one in five small businesses now spend more than 10% of annual turnover on fuel costs, the threshold recently defined for "fuel poverty". More worryingly still, they are doing little to remedy the situation - more than half of business owners are not aware of the small print on their contracts, a third do not understand the breakdown of their energy bills and 18% do not know whether they are under contract or not. With all this in mind, E4B completes the white paper with five easy steps to help small businesses reduce their energy bills.

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